When Chen Xu woke up, it was almost dark, and his headache was relieved, but his mouth was very dry. I got up and wanted to drink water, but as soon as I sat up, I saw a cup on the bedside cabinet with a note pressed under it.
He took out the note and looked at it with a little light coming in from the window, "This is the water soaked in sour plums that grandma prepared for you. It is said to be good for hangovers. Remember to drink it when you wake up."
With a smile on his face, he put the note into his pocket, picked up the cup, it was still warm, drank it all in one gulp, and immediately felt much better.
Putting the cup away, he got up and opened the door and went out.
There were no lights and no one outside. When I went down the stairs, there was no one in the living room on the first floor, only a small night light was on.
This house was jointly built by two uncles a few years ago. It is very newly decorated and is no worse than houses in the city. It's just that grandma is used to being frugal, and she often doesn't want to turn on the lights.
There was a conversation from the kitchen. He walked over and saw that everyone was in the kitchen. Yang Jinxia and grandma were sitting at a low table, choosing dishes. There was also the third aunt standing in front of the stove cooking.
"You're awake." Yang Jinxia saw him and asked, "Does your head still hurt?"
"It's much better. Thank you for the sour plum water." Chen Xu said, and called "Third Aunt."
Aunt San laughed and said, "You're a thief. You kept quiet and made such a beautiful girlfriend. Even your mother didn't tell it, so she secretly brought it back for your grandma to see."
As soon as Chen Xu heard it, she knew it was over. She must have already called her mother. At night, my mother would definitely call and ask, but he didn't know how to explain.
Drinking is really a mistake. If he wasn't drunk, how could he be so reckless and bring Yang Jinxia to grandma.
Yang Jinxia who was on the side explained, "Aunt San, you misunderstood. In fact, we are not in that kind of relationship."
"Really?" The third aunt looked at the two of them with ambiguous eyes, smiled and said nothing.
Chen Xu can only think in a good direction. With her explanation, there is at least one reason to shirk with his mother.
After a while, the meal was ready and brought to the dining table in the living room.
Chen Xu turned on the light, turned off the night light, and started to arrange the dishes.
After everyone was seated, Aunt San took out a glass bottle from under the TV cabinet and asked Yang Jinxia, "Do you want some rice wine? It's made by Grandma Chen Xu. It's specially made for confinement women. I secretly kept two bottles." .”
Yang Jinxia said, "I can't drink too much alcohol."
"The alcohol content is very low, I'll pour a little, you have a try." The third aunt took out a small cup and poured her a small cup.
Yang Jinxia picked it up and tasted it, only to find the taste soft, and immediately fell in love with it, saying, "It's sweet and delicious."
Chen Xu reminded her, "Don't drink too much. Although the alcohol content is not high, it has quite a strong stamina."
The third aunt asked him, "Do you want some?"
"No need." Chen Xu shook his head. He drank too much wine today, and now he feels like throwing up when he smells the wine.
The four of them chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very warm. Grandma seemed very happy, and frequently brought food to Chen Xu, asking him to eat more.
Before the meal was finished, Chen Xu's mother called. He put down his chopsticks and walked outside with his mobile phone before answering.
On the phone, his mother kept asking about Yang Jinxia's affairs, and he spent a lot of talking and finally managed to deal with it. By the way, the repeated fights made my mother cancel the blind date after the year.
After hanging up the phone, he felt that he was so witty.
When I go home next year, I just make up an excuse and say that they have broken up, and the matter is over.
When he returned to the house, they had already finished eating, and the food was left for him. He sat down and continued eating, finishing the rest of the dish. Then, take all the dishes to the kitchen.
When he came out after washing the dishes, he heard Yang Jinxia's coquettish laughter and asked, "What are you talking about, so happy?"
Grandma smiled and said, "I was looking at your childhood photos."
Seeing that Yang Jinxia was holding an old-fashioned photo album in his hand, Chen Xu couldn't help feeling a little toothache. In that photo album, there were photos of him before he was seven years old, and there were many black histories in it.
He said helplessly, "What's so interesting about this."
"It's beautiful." Yang Jinxia's voice was a little sweeter than usual.
Chen Xu felt something was wrong, looked carefully, and saw that her fair face was stained with a layer of blush, her eyes seemed to be full of water, and the smile on her face was obviously drunk.
He asked, "How much did you drink?"
"Not much."
Yep, it looks like he's really drunk.
"Okay, I'll take you up to rest." Chen Xu took the photo album in her hand, and saw that on the opened page, it was the one he was wearing in crotch pants when he was three years old.
He closed the album, put it on the table, and pulled her to stand up.
After she got up, she stood a little unsteadily and looked a little dizzy, and said, "Grandma, third aunt, good night."
"Well, you guys should go to bed early too." Grandma smiled happily.
The third aunt reminded, "Chen Xu, take good care of her, you know."
Chen Xu pretended not to hear, and helped her up the stairs. After walking a few steps, her strength became weaker and weaker, and her whole weight was on him. It's not easy to use force like this, so he simply hugged her horizontally.
Going upstairs, he carried her to the room where he slept in the afternoon, put her on the bed, and said, "The conditions here are relatively simple, you will just rest for one night."
After finishing speaking, I will leave.
"Don't go." Yang Jinxia held him back, her voice soft and coquettish, "It's dark here."
He said, "Then I'll turn on the light."
This is a rural area, and there are no street lights on the roads outside. At night, if the lights are not turned on, it will be dark everywhere. And it was very quiet, only a faint chirping sound could be heard.
"No, I want you to talk with me." She took his hand and pressed it to her face.
Chen Xu felt his tentacles were soft and hot, and said softly, "You're drunk." He stretched out his other hand and turned on the night light on the bedside. The faint white light added a bit of haze to the room. atmosphere of.
Her soft hair was naturally scattered on the pillow, revealing a smooth forehead, and there seemed to be a layer of water in those eyes, and under the dim light, there was a light that he had never seen before.
His heart suddenly tightened.
"Go to sleep."
After a while, he said softly, rubbing his thumb lightly on her face.
"I'm afraid." She closed her eyes and whispered.
Chen Xu's voice was soft, coaxing her, "It's okay, I'm right here."
She murmured, "Promise me that you will always be by my side."
Chen Xu really wanted to say "yes", but this word seemed to weigh a thousand catties, so he couldn't say it.
In the silence, she said as if she was dreaming, "I was once trapped in a cave. It was dark, cold, and quiet. I thought I was dead. Later, it was my grandma who woke me up. I I just realized that I'm still alive."
"After that time, I couldn't stay in a place that was too dark. If it was too quiet and there was no one around, I would think I was dead. My grandma was very worried. She was afraid that one day I would fall asleep and never wake up again. Come on, wake me up every day. After she fell ill, she hired someone to wake me up."
Her tone was calm, as if she was talking about someone else's business. Chen Xu listened, his heart felt like a stone was on it, it was very heavy. He finally knew what happened to her that time in the dream.
In the room, her murmuring voice continued to sound, "Until three months ago, I had a dream. I dreamed of a man. When I woke up, I didn't need anyone to wake me up. I know, it must be Because of the person in the dream, I have a reason to survive."
"When I first met you, I had a feeling that you were him."
When Chen Xu heard this, his heart tightened, he bent down and hugged her tightly.
At some point, she had opened her eyes again, pressed her right hand to the heart of his chest, felt the strong heartbeat, and said quietly, "I know, we are not in the same world. I don't know when we will be separated .I just hope that, here, there will always be my place..."
Chen Xu covered her mouth, "Stop talking."